Telebeamer
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My wife is having issues on off-road down hills controlling her 650 due to that high first gear. Any fixes out there for this.
Thanks
Mark
Thanks
Mark
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You could lower the gearing by dropping a tooth on the counter sprocket. I did that for my wife's bike because it was geared too tall for low speed work. Problem was it made it buzzy at hiway speed so went back to original ratio. Ended up adding a booster plug, which boosted low end pull but have no idea how it would effect downhill decel.
My wife is having issues on off-road down hills controlling her 650 due to that high first gear. Any fixes out there for this.
Thanks
Mark
My wife is having issues on off-road down hills controlling her 650 due to that high first gear. Any fixes out there for this.
Thanks
Mark
A little practice in using the rear brake and in some cased a little front brake.
Not bad advice, but one big problem most of us (men) overlook. My big paws can easing grip, twist and feather clutch and brake levers at the same time just using a couple fingers. The problem with many women is there hands are MUCH smaller and they are at full extension just reaching and activating the brake/clutch levers and don't have much left for the other functions. The ah-ha realization for me was watching the wife struggle starting from a stop on hills.
Try choking up with your hands so your finger tips just reach the lever and see how well you can modulate the levers with just your finger tips.
Check lever adjustment. They can be adjusted for a shorter reach. Push lever forward and adjust the little dial for a closer reach.
A little practice in using the rear brake and in some cased a little front brake.